Government
State Supreme Court still mulling nonbinding campaign spending initiative
By John Roemer
After getting pulled from the ballot by the state Supreme Court last year, the question of whether Californians can cast a non...
Corporate
Corporate forum selection, fee-shifting bill signed by Delaware Gov.
By Banks Albachn
Delaware Gov. Jack A. Markell signed a long-anticipated bill Wednesday that amends the state's corporate law code by banning f...
This week, rather than increasing housing or services, the Los Angeles City Council passed two laws that make it easier to sei...
Constitutional Law
Ruling a win for property rights, limited government
By Ben Armisteadn
A recent decision by the U.S. high court shows that, at least in some cases, property owners may successfully challenge an unc...
We've been taught that Supreme Court decisions turn on arcane points of law applied with reasoned objectivity to settled facts...
This week, amidst great secrecy from the general public, Congress passed a bill granting fast-track authority for the presiden...
Law Practice
O'Melveny welcomes back three alumni from U.S. attorney's office
By Joshua Seboldn
O'Melveny & Myers LLP announced Wednesday it will welcome back three of its former attorneys as partners after serving in ...
Litigation
Former executive of Riverside company sues for wrongful termination
By Saul Sugarman
A former executive of a Riverside-based renewable energy company has sued his former employer, claiming he was fired after exp...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Man who pointed laser at helicopter got too tough a sentence, 9th Circuit rules
By Philip Johnsonn
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday vacated the stiff conviction against a man sentenced to 14 years in jail af...
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Callaway Golf Co. Carlsbad ...
As online marketplace lending continues to expand, big institutional investors are cautiously eyeing young financial startups ...
A Brown administration proposal to exempt drought-related projects from environmental review was narrowed during budget negoti...
Senate Bill 213 finally addresses this problem that is wasting citizens' time, souring potential jurors on the legal system, a...
California Courts of Appeal
DA can't rescind misdemeanor plea deal for error in failing to spot molestation claims
By Don Debenedictisn
An arraignment calendar deputy didn't make a "mistake of fact" by missing police report's mention of potential felonies when s...
A roundup of recent transactions across the state and the lawyers involved.
A Sacramento judge allowed state attorney general Kamala Harris to keep the voter initiative from advancing to the next stage....
This month, the Los Angeles City Council cleared the way to make the city the largest in the United States to have a minimum w...
Hologram USA settled quietly this month with the Michael Jackson estate and Cirque du Soleil over unauthorized use of the 3-D ...
Criminal
African Americans still face unequal treatment in SF, study shows
By Joshua Seboldn
African Americans in San Francisco face starkly disproportionate rates of arrest according to a recent study, which found that...
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit continued a string of decisions rejecting patent protection for software tec...
A Riverside County jury has awarded $40 million to the family of a man who was stabbed to death in a TGI Fridays. ...
If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, Senate Bill 608 is Exhibit A. The bill does not provide any new shelter, bu...
Litigation
Dueling lawyer spouses battle over allegations of diverted money
By Matthew Blake
A former Sullivan & Cromwell LLP partner said under oath Tuesday that her estranged husband, a semi-retired Irell & Ma...
California Courts of Appeal
Despite problems with the interpreter, divided appeals court upholds conviction
By John Roemer
Even as the Judicial Council wrestles with a new language access plan to bring more interpreters into courtrooms, a state appe...
Administrative/Regulatory
After audit, State Bar defends dues, backlog
By Don Debenedictisn
Contrary to findings in a new audit, the State Bar doesn't have excess money, dues aren't too high and the discipline backlog ...
General Counsel Ovation TV Santa Monica ...
Corporate litigants facing a substantial adverse judgment may attempt summary dissolution to evade execution of the judgment a...
Senate Bill 213, currently pending committee approval in the Assembly, is a bill that will substantially decrease the number o...
U.S. Supreme Court
Warrantless hotel record searches ruled unconstitutional
By America Hernandez
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court said law enforcement must produce an administrative subpoena for motel owners to cha...
San Mateo County Superior Court Executive Officer John Fitton, who helped lead the court through budget cutbacks during the pa...